With Mason Mount and Jorginho suspended for this game, Mateo Kovacic, who was rested at the weekend, plays alongside N’Golo Kante in the centre of midfield and Timo Werner returns to the attack.

There is a place for Kurt Zouma in defence with Andreas Christensen missing due to a non-Covid-related illness. Reece James and Marcos Alonso are also selected as Thomas Tuchel makes five changes from the starting 11 at Leeds.

Hakim Ziyech and Kai Havertz both retain their places as the attackers with Werner.

For Atletico, former Spurs right-back Kieran Trippier, centre-back Jose Gimenez and winger Diego Carrasco, all missing from the first leg, are back in their side.

Chelsea: Mendy; Azpilicueta (c), Zouma, Rudiger, James, Kante, Kovacic, Alonso, Ziyech, Havertz, Werner.

Subs Kepa, Caballero, Chilwell, Emerson, Gilmour, Anjorin, Hudson-Odoi, Pulisic, Giroud.

Atletico Madrid Oblak; Trippier, Savic, Gimenez, Lodi, Llorente, Koke (c), Saul, Carrasco, Joao Felix, Suarez.

Subs Grbic, San Roman, Vitolo, Kondogbia, Dembele, Torreira, Herrera, Felipe, Hermoso, Vrsaljko, Correa, Lemar.

Referee Daniele Orsato from Italy

Stats recap

Chelsea are hoping to progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time since 2013/14. We beat Galatasaray (who had Didier Drogba in their side) in the last 16 that season and went on to eliminate PSG in the quarter-finals before losing to Atletico Madrid in the semi-finals.We have gone out in the round of 16 stage in our last four attempts - to PSG twice, Barcelona and Bayern Munich.Chelsea have never been eliminated in a two-legged European knockout tie after winning the first leg away from home (progressed from all 13).Chelsea are unbeaten in four Champions League games against Spanish teams (two wins, two draws), keeping a clean sheet in each of the last three.